LEADING LADY Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

leading lady

noun

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Recent Examples of leading lady The plot gets pleasingly messy despite starring a leading lady who was quite literally constructed to tidy up. —

Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026 Yet there’s also a lot of love in the doc, particularly in the generous passages that explore his friendship with Reiner (who died in 2020) and his singular bond with second wife and sometime leading lady Anne Bancroft, who’s been gone for more than two decades. —

Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026 Bridgerton has found its new leading lady in Sophie Baek. —

Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2026 The leading lady, who portrayed the fictional first female president of the United States, won a Golden Globe for Best Actress — Television Series Drama. —

Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for leading lady

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leading man

Noun

For Viola Davis, Robert Duvall was a leading man in every sense of the word.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
His Rise to Fame Jones’ journey to leading man status has been anything but conventional.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026